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Christoph Poppen
Conductor
From the start of his conducting career,
Christoph Poppen established an international reputation for
innovative programming and commitment to contemporary music. A frequent guest conductor, he has appeared
with the Bamberger Symphoniker, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester
Berlin, Staatskapelle Dresden, Wiener Symphoniker, Orchestre
philharmonique de Radio France, Detroit and Indianapolis
symphony orchestras, Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo,
New Japan Philharmonic, Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Camerata
Salzburg and at the Biennale in Venice.
In the 2019/20 season, Christoph Poppen will
continue his highly successful collaborations with the Kölner
Kammerorchester in his role as Principal Conductor and as
Principal Guest Conductor of Hong Kong Sinfonietta. Other
highlights include engagements with Bilkent Symphony Orchestra
and the Welsh National Opera amongst others. Working
relationships connect him to important orchestras such as Seoul
Philharmonic Orchestra, Residentie Orkest, Netherlands
Philharmonic and Israel Chamber orchestras, Deutsche
Radiophilharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern, Athens State
Orchestra and others.
As an opera conductor, he very successfully led a production of
Die Entführung aus dem Serail at Aalto Theatre in Essen and
performances of Gluck’s Iphigénie en Aulide at Staatsoper
Stuttgart. In 2016 he returned to the Teatro Carlo Felice in
Genoa for a production of Don Giovanni. He conducted
performances of Les pêcheurs de perles at Oper Frankfurt – which
led to an immediate re-invitation for Die Zauberflöte – and
created the new production of Sing For Me, Death by composer
Claude Vivier with the RuhrTriennale company in Gelsenkirchen.
In 2017 he conducted Weber’s Oberon in concert version at Opera
Köln.
Over the years, Christoph Poppen has held a number of
significant Directorships in Germany. From 1995 to 2006, he was
Artistic Director of the Münchener Kammerorchester, establishing
the ensemble’s new profile in a short period of time. His
distinctive programmes, based on a contrast of classical and
contemporary music with numerous commissioned works, met with
huge success. In August 2006, he was appointed Music Director of
the Radio Symphony Orchestra Saarbrücken, and from 2007 until
2011 he was the Music Director of the newly formed Deutsche
Radiophilharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern.
Under his artistic leadership the Festival Internacional de
Música de Marvão (Portugal) has grown to become a highly
successful and award-winning musical happening featuring
soloists such as Jörg Widmann, Augustin Hadelich, Javier
Perianes and Clara-Jumi Kang.
Christoph Poppen was appointed professor of violin and chamber
music at the Hochschule für Musik in Detmold, and later at the
Hanns Eisler Hochschule für Musik in Berlin, where he was President
from 1996 through 2000. From 2001 through to 2005, Christoph
Poppen was Artistic Director of the renowned ARD International
Music Competition. Since 2003, Christoph Poppen has held a post
as professor for violin and chamber music at the Hochschule für
Musik und Theater in Munich. In 2019, he founded the
International Academy for Music, Arts and Science in
Marvão/Portugal.
2019/20 season only.
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Photo credit: Sasha Gusov
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